Again, my sample has only been built over the
last nine-years, with no great thought of priority; the 'big purchase' and the
odd figure in a mixed bag or Charity-shop lot. So I've got three unpainted and
three with some paint, but by no means 'minty', and a couple of interesting
ones (below). Sculpting is odd with these; they appear to be engaging in combat
operations whilst wearing No.2 Dress uniforms with beret . . . and a
water-bottle!
It does however mean you could do a nice
paint conversion of the Stirling SMG-armed chap to an MP at a smart function!!
Colour variant, he's also been painted to
represent an SAS trooper, but I suspect (from the trace of factory red on his
shoulder) that he's a home-paint job, rather than a Crescent 'meant' figure.
There's also a base variation, previously
seen with the ceremonial bandsmen and guards (who are fighting in No.1 Dress,
Ceremonial, Guards, for the use of!), and as well as a sculpting difference,
it's been painted green, which we also saw with some of the guards.
Base shape'/marking-variation also exists, along
with the smooth versus 'sand-blasted' sculpts, whether this was a cavity thing
(several per set/mould-tool) or a generation thing (moulds being
re-worked/renewed) is anyone's guess at the moment, I suspect the later.
Three very different treatments of the
weapon on the figure above from poor SLR at the top, to equally poor Tommy-gun
at the bottom with a vaguely M1 carbine in the middle! And I think (that's 'think'
TJF; like assumption - and equally flagged up!) they are in age order from top
to bottom, with the bayonet first converted to a muzzle (and the moulding smoothed-off), and then the whole
weapon re-cut in a blocky fashion.
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